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Williams FW47: Minimal Upgrades in 2025 to Keep Focus on 2026 F1 Regulations, Albon Reveals

Carl Harrison by Carl Harrison
March 5, 2025
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Williams FW47: Minimal Upgrades in 2025 to Keep Focus on 2026 F1 Regulations, Albon Reveals

Williams F1 team has revealed a strategic move to apply only minor enhancements to its FW47 vehicle, demonstrating a forward-looking approach towards the 2026 Formula 1 regulations. Alex Albon, the team’s representative driver, has stated that this decision is made in an effort to not risk the team’s future prospects under the new rules set to be implemented from the next season.

Williams has been openly maneuvering its ongoing reconstruction to position the team at the forefront in the forthcoming rules period, starting next season. The team’s pre-season performance was promising, which saw their new recruit, Carlos Sainz, leading the testing timesheets. This achievement has amplified the anticipation around Williams’ performance in 2025.

The speculation was further fueled by McLaren’s team principal, Andrea Stella, who suggested that the Grove-based outfit could pose a challenge to the frontrunners. However, Sainz later dismissed such assertions. Despite the promising foundation that Williams seems to have laid this season, Albon indicated that it would not divert more resources to enhance its 2025 vehicle.

In a media interaction, including Motorsport Week, in Bahrain, Albon was queried if more updates were expected compared to 2024. He responded, “We’ll have to wait and see. I think the big focus is on next year. The more time you take doing updates and upgrades for this year, you’re going to jeopardize next year. You’re going to reduce the personnel that you can spend on that car. The aim for us is to be a top team and to do that, but we’re not going to spend too much time focusing on this year’s car.”

Albon expressed satisfaction with the base that Williams has established in 2025. He stated that compared to the previous year, Williams’ current status is significantly improved. The team has managed to avoid the initial difficulties it faced a year ago due to a late car build and overweight parts, which led to a tough season.

This year, with the FW47 contender, Williams has managed to address the issues that plagued its predecessor. Albon elaborated, “I think we know the areas we need to work on. I think there’s just some new things, new software, new areas to focus on which has changed a little bit the balance of the car. As you can see, I think, just as a general feeling, the car’s in a much better position than last year. There are some areas where we’re just getting caught up and nothing we can’t fix. We made some changes last night to today which has made a step. It hasn’t solved everything completely so there’s still some work to do. But so far, yeah, we’re in a reasonable place.”

In conclusion, Williams’ strategic decision to limit upgrades on its FW47 car reflects a long-term vision towards the 2026 F1 regulations. This approach not only preserves its resources for future developments but also ensures their focus on becoming a top team in the coming years.

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